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Navy/USMCNavy, Industry Begin Construction Effort For DDG-1000
By Geoff Fein After more than a decade, the Navy and its industry partners are preparing to begin construction on "the largest investment ever made in surface naval capability"–DDG-1000, a […]
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Air ForceJFCOM Lays Out 2008 Plans For Noble Resolve
By Calvin Biesecker The U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and U.S Northern Command (NORTHCOM) have begun planning for this year’s experimentation campaign for homeland defense and military support of civilian […]
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Pentagon Should Continue To Promote COTS, AIA Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department should continue to promote the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and technologies where they make sense, and not go back to military specifications for […]
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Navy/USMC
First Coast Guard Security Cutter Completes Builders Trials
The first National Security Cutter being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the Coast Guard has successfully completed Builder’s Trials, a four- day round of sea trials in the Gulf […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Gives ATK $812.5 Million Contract For Reusable Solid Rocket Motors
NASA gave ATK Launch Systems [ATK] an $812.5 million contract change to continue delivering reusable solid rocket motors for the space shuttle, NASA said Friday. That means the Brigham City, […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Drops Two Fire Scouts In FY ’09, But Program Continues Forward
In its FY ’09 budget, the Navy reduced its quantity buy of Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) due to competing requirements, according to a […]
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Business/Financial
Two L-3 Sites Achieve CMMI Maturity Level 5
L-3 Communications [LLL] recently announced its L-3 Integrated Systems'(L-3 IS) Greenville and Waco, Texas sites achieved Maturity Level 5 Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) rating from the Software Engineering Institute […]
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ArmyArmy Orders More AeroVironment Raven UAVs
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] Feb. 7 announced a $45.8 million Army award for additional RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services by the exercise of a one-year option […]
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Army
Army, Navy Fire Scouts: Similar Look, But Treading Different Paths
Looking across the production line at Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Mississippi facility, it’s hard for anyone to tell the difference between the Army and Navy variants of the MQ-8B Fire Scout. […]
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InternationalSingapore Air Force Taps IAC For Advanced Hums For AH-64D Apaches
Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC) has been selected by Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) for the advanced HUMS (Health Usage Monitoring System) for RSAF’s AH-64D helicopters. IAC will adapt and […]